I can't help but wonder that too.
Ancestry keeps throwing up hints at me to a 'Mary Ann Rankin' who was transported to Australia who whilst there married a Joseph Lowe. Now I don't think it's her, yet I haven't been able to totally rule her out yet. Her age fits, where she was of when she was sentenced (Hull) fits. But her place of origin, Edinburgh, doesn't. I keep going back to it though because I keep wondering if that random 'L' that is on the 1851 census for Joseph Rankin stands for 'Lowe'.
Also, I finally found what I believe to be the marriage of her parents Frederick & Frances a couple of days ago and despite them both appearing to be English, the marriage was in..Edinburgh!
Again, I am very doubtful this is her but I haven't 100% disregarded it yet. If it was to be her, then that would suggest she married someone with the surname 'Rankin' somewhere.
There is though a Joseph Rankin who was baptised non-conformist in Monkwearmouth in 1809.
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